Assistant priest Father Fivins Chittilappilly has been stood down from Dunedin's Mercy Parish. A Catholic priest in Dunedin has been stood down pending an investigation by his church. Father Fivins Chittilappilly has been working as an assistant priest in Mercy Parish in South Dunedin since January 2020. A statement read out at his church’s mass over the weekend said he had been stood down pending an investigation. The Otago Daily Times reported Chittilappilly was being investigated over an allegation of sexual misconduct, and the complaint was laid by a woman.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2021 04:07 UTC